Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet
Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet FRS (1627 – October 18, 1699) was an English merchant and MP, who rose from relatively humble beginnings to be one of the wealthiest merchants in London and owner of several properties.
Life
Banks was born the son of Caleb Bankes and Martha Dann. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1]
About 1657, Banks married Elizabeth Dethick, daughter of Sir John Dethick. They had several children, including Caleb, Mary and Elizabeth.[2] His son Caleb was MP for various constituencies, but predeceased him without issue in 1696.
Banks was created a baronet by King Charles II in 1661. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1668.
He invested in the overseas trade with the East and with Africa and in 1677 was financially involved in an expedition to search for a North-east trade route. He was Governor of the East India Company in 1673–74.[3]
Banks was Member of Parliament (MP) several times; for Maidstone 1654–1659, for Winchelsea 1678, for Rochester 1679–1690, for Queenborough 1690–1695 and again for Maidstone 1695–1698 [4]
On Banks death in 1699 the baronetcy became extinct. He was survived by two married daughters (Mary, who had married John Savile and Elizabeth, who had married Heneage Finch) who were co-heiresses to his estate.
Notes
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References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant
unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
Title last held by
Thomas Twisden |
Member of Parliament for Maidstone 1654 – 1660 With: Andrew Broughton 1659 |
Succeeded by Thomas Twisden Robert Barnham |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Winchelsea February 1678 – March 1678 With: Robert Austen |
Succeeded by Robert Austen Cresheld Draper |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Queenborough 1690 – 1695 With: Robert Crawford |
Succeeded by Caleb Banks Robert Crawford |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Maidstone 1695 – 1698 With: Sir Thomas Taylor, Bt to 1696 Thomas Rider 1696–98 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Marsham, Bt Thomas Bliss |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of London) 1661–1699 |
Extinct |
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- 1627 births
- 1699 deaths
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Baronets in the Baronetage of England
- English businesspeople
- Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
- English merchants
- 17th-century merchants
- 17th-century English people
- English MPs 1661–79
- Directors of the British East India Company
- English MPs 1654–55 (Protectorate)
- English MPs 1656–58 (Protectorate)
- English MPs 1659 (Protectorate)
- English MPs 1679
